Appetizers: English Vocabulary List

a dish of small amount eaten before the main part of a meal, originated in Italy

"The antipasto had olives"

"We enjoyed a delicious antipasto of cured meats, marinated vegetables, and fresh bread."

small, bite-sized food items that are designed to be eaten with the hands, without the need for utensils, and are often served at parties or gatherings

"Finger food eats with hands."

"The party served finger food like mini quiches and spring rolls that needed no utensils."

a selection of raw, fresh vegetables that are cut into bite-sized pieces and served with a dip, often as an appetizer or snack

"Crudites are raw vegetables."

"The crudite platter offered raw carrot celery bell pepper and cucumber sticks with dip."

the preserved eggs of some fish, especially one called sturgeon, eaten as food, which is considered a very expensive dish

"The restaurant served expensive black caviar"

"Caviar is considered a luxury food because it consists of rare salt cured fish eggs."

a selection of cured and preserved meats, often served with complementary accompaniments like cheeses, fruits, and bread

"Charcuterie has cured meats."

"The charcuterie board displayed cured meats pâté and cornichons alongside cheese and bread."

a hard-boiled egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a mixture of the egg yolk, mayonnaise, mustard, and other seasonings

"Deviled egg has yolk filling."

"Deviled eggs were halved hard boiled eggs filled with yolk mixed with mayonnaise and mustard."

a small cucumber, typically pickled in vinegar and spices

"Gherkin is small pickle."

"The crunchy gherkin pickle was small and sweet served alongside pâté or on a charcuterie board."

a type of appetizer or snack made by wrapping cocktail franks or sausages in dough and baking or frying them until golden and crispy

"We ate pigs in a blanket at the party."

"For a party appetizer, we served delicious pigs in a blanket with mustard for dipping."

an egg that has been exposed to smoke, often by being cooked in a smoker or over smoldering wood chips

"Smoked egg has smoky flavor."

"The smoked egg was hard boiled then gently smoked over wood chips for a rich flavor."

a small, appetizing bite-sized food served before a meal to stimulate the appetite

"Amuse-bouche is tiny appetizer."

"The amuse bouche was a tiny complimentary appetizer served before the first course."

a dish of small round pieces of food with various fillings wrapped in dough, originated in China

"Dim sum has small servings."

"Dim sum was a Chinese meal of small plates including dumplings buns and rolls served with tea."

a small, typically breaded and fried piece of chicken meat, often served as a snack or fast food item

"The child dipped the chicken nugget in ketchup."

"The children ate chicken nuggets with ketchup refusing to try the grilled chicken their parents were eating."

a Greek dish made with spinach and feta cheese, typically baked in layers of phyllo pastry

"Spanakopita has spinach feta."

"Spanakopita was a Greek spinach and feta cheese pie wrapped in crispy phyllo layers."

a Spanish dish that typically consists of bite-sized pieces of meat or vegetables

"Pincho is Spanish skewer."

"The Spanish pincho was a small snack skewered with bread and toppings served with drinks."

a type of appetizer that typically consists of oysters wrapped in bacon or ham

"Angels on horseback has oysters bacon."

"Angels on horseback were oysters wrapped in bacon and grilled served on toast."

a popular deep-fried appetizer made by slicing an onion to create a flower-like shape, dipping it in batter, and then frying until crispy

"Blooming onion is fried whole onion."

"The blooming onion was a whole onion cut to bloom like a flower then deep fried."

chicken wings coated in a spicy sauce and then deep-fried

"Buffalo wing has hot sauce."

"Buffalo wings were fried chicken wings coated in spicy vinegar based sauce with celery and blue cheese."

a simple appetizer or snack consisting of cheese served with crackers or crisp bread

"Cheese and crackers is simple snack."

"The cheese and crackers platter was a simple appetizer for guests before dinner."

a breaded and fried piece of chicken typically served as a finger-sized appetizer or snack

"Chicken finger is breaded chicken strip."

"Chicken fingers were strips of breaded fried chicken breast served with dipping sauce."

a bite-sized appetizer made with a creamy crab filling enclosed in puff pastry

"Crab puff has crab filling."

"The crab puff was a light pastry filled with creamy crab mixture baked until golden."

a spicy appetizer made by stuffing jalapeño peppers with cream cheese or other fillings, then typically coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried or baked until crispy

"Jalapeno popper has cream cheese."

"Jalapeno poppers were breaded and fried jalapeno peppers stuffed with cream cheese."

a ring-shaped slice of onion that is dipped in batter or bread crumbs and then fried until crispy, often served as a snack or a side dish

"Onion ring is battered onion."

"Onion rings were thick slices of onion battered and deep fried until crispy golden brown."

a tasty, triangular snack from India and other places, filled with seasoned potatoes, peas, and other ingredients

"Samosa is fried pastry."

"The samosa was a fried Indian pastry triangle filled with spiced potatoes and peas."

a mushroom cap that has been filled with a flavorful mixture of ingredients such as breadcrumbs, cheese, and herbs, and then baked until tender and crispy

"Stuffed mushroom has filling."

"Stuffed mushrooms were mushroom caps filled with breadcrumbs cheese garlic and herbs then baked."

a type of bread roll made from pizza dough that is typically tied in a knot shape, baked, and then brushed with garlic butter for flavor

"Garlic knot is bread knot."

"The garlic knot was a small twisted bread roll brushed with garlic butter and parsley."

a thin stick of pastry containing cheese

"Cheese straw is baked cheese strip."

"Cheese straws were thin crispy baked strips of pastry made with sharp cheddar cheese."

a deep-fried appetizer made from breaded and fried sticks of mozzarella cheese

"Mozzarella stick is fried cheese."

"Mozzarella sticks were breaded and fried cheese served with warm marinara sauce for dipping."

a deep-fried Indian snack made from a batter of chickpea flour and various vegetables or meat

"Pakora is fried vegetable fritter."

"Pakora were Indian vegetable fritters dipped in chickpea flour batter and deep fried."

a potato that has been baked or fried, often filled with cheese, bacon, and other toppings, and served as a popular appetizer or snack

"Potato skin has toppings."

"Potato skins were hollowed potato halves baked with cheese bacon and sour cream."

thick, triangular-shaped cuts of potatoes that are typically seasoned and baked or fried until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside

"Potato wedge is thick cut fry."

"Potato wedges were thick cut potato slices seasoned and baked or fried until crispy."

a classic appetizer consisting of cooked shrimp served chilled with a tangy dipping sauce, often made of ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce

"Shrimp cocktail has sauce."

"Shrimp cocktail was chilled cooked shrimp served with a tangy horseradish spiced tomato sauce."

a dish made from raw, finely chopped or minced salmon, typically seasoned with herbs, spices, and other flavorings

"Salmon tartare is raw salmon."

"Salmon tartare was finely chopped raw salmon mixed with capers onions and lemon juice."

‌a potato cooked with its skin on

"Baked potato is hot."

"The baked potato was served hot with butter sour cream chives and bacon bits."

a small, delicate sandwich typically made with thinly sliced bread, crusts removed, and filled with a variety of ingredients

"Tea sandwich is small bread."

"Tea sandwiches were small crustless sandwiches with cucumber egg or watercress fillings."

a potato cooked and served with its skin on

"She ate a jacket potato with beans."

"The jacket potato was topped with baked beans and cheese making a cheap and filling lunch."